Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Is Laser Treatment For Acne The Best Form Of Treatment?

Acne is one of the most embarrassing conditions which people suffer with. This skin condition can cause great anxiousness and embarrassment to anyone who suffers with it, what makes it worse is that it is also considered a social taboo.

There are literally millions of acne sufferers all over the world; in fact just in America alone there are around 60 million people with acne. This shocking statistic has resulted in hundreds of remedies for acne being reported, tested and reviewed. These stem from the simple old wives tale such as the use of toothpaste on your skin to the extreme laser treatment.

Acne appears when excess oil, dirt and dead skin cells become trapped in the pores of your skin. Here it then mixes with bacteria and becomes infected, acne then appears, either in pimple and cystic form or by just red patches appearing on the skin.

People who are looking for a quick fix have been turning to laser treatment for acne in order to get super quick results, the question is does this work? And if it does is it worth the money?

The majority of laser treatment clinics for acne use the Sciton laser. Contrary to its appearance and name, this laser is painless and is actually very gentle on the skin. The laser will heat up the skin around the affected areas, usually where the reddening is at its worst, the laser then kills off the bacteria which then eliminates this skin conditions, reduces the reddening and gets rid of the pimples or spots which had previously formed.

This all sounds very good and appears to be a fast way to get rid of acne but what does this entail? You will have to attend a first consultation with the operator of this procedure, once given the all clear you will have to return to have your FIRST session. Laser treatment for acne can drag on for a number of weeks and even months.

It is not uncommon to have to attend the clinic for laser treatment once a week for half an hour at a time. You can expect to have to attend the clinic for anywhere between 5 to 8 weeks. All of this comes at a cost; it is again not uncommon to have to pay in the region of $2500 in order to have this kind of acne treatment. Is it worth the money? This would be a question that you will have to answer personally with your own situation in the forefront of your mind.